GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| replicate | duplicate |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |